row
noun
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line.
rowing
-
a word derived from
row.
Example Sentences
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“We won the rowing, we won the golf, we won bowling,” Reaves said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The company’s global events can draw tens of thousands of athletes, testing their strength and endurance as they cycle through challenges like rowing, sandbag lunges, sled pushes and burpees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The annual rowing regatta for schools in the Australian state of Queensland usually passes off without too much attention.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He recalled being thrown "a metre-and-a-half into the air", along with his rowing partner, when the blade of their oar hit a wave head-on.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It won’t make a bit of difference,” he said to Mr. Eason, rowing across in the dory.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
